HD 98736 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 98736.

Compared with Earth

Mass
About 741 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 2.7 Earth years.

Planet

Radius
Unknown
Mass
740.5 × Earth
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
968.8 days
Average distance from its star
1.864 AU

Star

Host star
HD 98736
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
5,271 K
Radius
0.93 × Sun
Mass
0.92 × Sun
Age
7.39 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
105.8 light-years (32.45 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2018
Method
Radial Velocity
Facility
W. M. Keck Observatory

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.